diff --git a/irctest/controllers/oragono.py b/irctest/controllers/oragono.py
index 9cb94ae..478fc9d 100644
--- a/irctest/controllers/oragono.py
+++ b/irctest/controllers/oragono.py
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ BASE_CONFIG = {
 	    'enabled-callbacks': ['none'],
 	    'verify-timeout': '120h',
 	},
+        'nick-reservation': {
+            'enabled': True,
+            'additional-nick-limit': 2,
+            'method': 'strict',
+        },
     },
 
    "channels": {
diff --git a/irctest/server_tests/test_bouncer.py b/irctest/server_tests/test_bouncer.py
index d7541e4..3a9c890 100644
--- a/irctest/server_tests/test_bouncer.py
+++ b/irctest/server_tests/test_bouncer.py
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@ class Bouncer(cases.BaseServerTestCase):
         self.controller.registerUser(self, 'observer', 'observerpassword')
         self.controller.registerUser(self, 'testuser', 'mypassword')
 
-        self.connectClient('observer')
+        self.connectClient('observer', password='observerpassword')
         self.joinChannel(1, '#chan')
-        self.sendLine(1, 'NICKSERV IDENTIFY observer observerpassword')
         self.sendLine(1, 'CAP REQ :message-tags server-time')
         self.getMessages(1)